LAT Tue. 4/19 John Lamkin

[magus]

Animal Tails
 
Earth, in Germany   ERDE [Why not “The Song of the Earth” by Mahler? { something like “Lied d… Erde”}]
Cinq moins deux   TROIS [Why not “Manage a ___”?  Well, at least the whole clue is in French.]
That, in Toledo   ESO [Why not the song, “Eso Beso”?]
  Clearly John does this only to rankle me!  Of course, he probably ignores this space altogether.  Anyway, my title is better than his puzzle---so there.

RATING:    Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun